The Six Sins of Greenwashing
1st Aug 2008
These terms make it meaningful for companies disclosing any data and information rather than the scientific principles all the schemes use e.g. materiality, faithfulness, etc.
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WRAP Business Plan 2008-2011
9th Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs
The “resoure efficiency loop” is the key to WRAP’s four-year business plan.
New labelling standard to be issued only to UK organisations that show real reductions year-on-year
8th Jul 2008
The Carbon Trust says its standard will only be issued to UK organisations that show “real reductions year-on-year.
Tesco defends carbon label scheme
6th Jul 2008
As critics accuse carbon labels of confusing customers, supermarket giant insists initiative has proved “encouraging” and cheaper than expected, reports James Murray, BusinessGreen.
Shoppers urge retailers to ditch non-green products
6th Jul 2008
More than three quarters of consumers want higher environmental product standards from government
Check-out Carbon report leads to Carbon Labelling debate
3rd Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs
Blog posts on events are supposed to be written immediately following the event or not at all. I am going to break that rule and write about a great Carbon Labelling event that took place on Monday, June 30th at the Lloyd’s Register HQ in London. Forum for the Future, the sustainability charity in the [...]
Sustainable action greening supply chain
3rd Jul 2008
A report this week from Danisco on its waste and energy saving initiatives and a US dairy industry-wide action plan on carbon emissions.
Carbon Labelling Report Podcast
3rd Jul 2008
This special edition podcast was recorded at the launch of a new report on carbon labelling, Check-out Carbon.
Check-out carbon: the role of carbon labelling in delivering a low-carbon shopping basket
3rd Jul 2008
Check-out Carbon, published by sustainable development charity Forum for the Future, also reveals that 77 per cent of consumers want the government to set higher environmental product standards.
Transparency increases for Carbon Footprint reporting
3rd Jul 2008 by Alex Briggs
Six years ago, not many of us were discussing climate change, carbon footprinting, carbon labelling. Global warming was starting to be discussed, and a few cutting edge companies were promoting their CSR activities. Scientists reports, celebrity efforts and government/corporate commitments have significantly changed that landscape. The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has also played a major [...]
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